Open Thread - Friday, June 30, 2017
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 06/30/2017 - 3:20am
We need the sweet pain of anticipation to tell us we are really alive.- Albert Camus -
Oh boy, I am revved up and ready to roll.
I have stuff scattered all over the house, ready to get stuffed into dry bags and strapped to the motorcycle.
I plan to buzz US250 from Stauton, VA to Ashland, OH.
I plan to hit the road, Wednesday, and I am looking forward to a couple days of fast riding, followed by a weekend meet up and camping with old friends. The venue has quite a good vibe.
It will be great to hang out with old friends.
That's funkin' it!
Have a great weekend!
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Have fun!
Thanks HW
I was having some anxiety about riding back roads from Wake Forest, NC to Fairmont, WV in one day. I decided to scoot up to Roanoke, VA, on the 4th, shaving 2-3 hours off of the ride to Fairmont.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Good morning, Tim ~~
I have family arriving today from three different states until the 5th. Can't wait for the party to start. I've needed the company and the break to lift my spirits.
Have an awesome time with your friends!
Have a beautiful day and holiday, folks!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Cool
I know I shouldn't, but I love grilled hot dogs. NC all the way is chili, slaw and mustard. I like PA all the way. Chili, onions and mustard.
Enjoy your company!
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Hola Senor soul fine Tim! :-)
Have a great fast Holiday Run. You stay safe, too. May the Biker weather gods smile upon you!
I saw an article about a protest called "The Water of Life." It made me think of this tune which Jobim wrote about life but called "The Waters of March." I have always been a fan of classical Spanish guitar music, and Latin Jazz. Trite as this cliche sounds, Antonio Carlos Jobim is definitely one of the giants of jazz.
https://youtu.be/g3oNSFQVzNM
To my fellow Progressives and c99ers everywhere--have a great and mellow Fourth of July!! Rec'd!!
(I've got that James Gang tune on the original vinyl. Great music picks as always! LOL.)
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
Hola
Thanks for the reminder. I am a big Latin Jazz fan. I know, big surprise, huh? One of these Fridays.
I have a gnarly route planned. Especially, Roanoke to Fairmont.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Trump prepares carefully worded apology to Mika Brzezinski
Link
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Tim!!
Man you channeled me. First Joe Walsh and Funk 49...then what has to be the first ever motorcycle racing on c99p...top that with a blues guitar legend (too bad he drank too much) Rory Gallagher. Rory played at a dive bar in PA in front of 50 people including me.
Fave Rory song (which I will find and insert here later) is 'Going to my hometown'.
I want a Pony!
Rory Gallagher
I saw the checkered shirt wizard at The Tomorrow Club, Youngstown, OH.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Mid-Ohio like the road track?
Been there once. overnight, with my boyfriend. How that passed muster now escapes me. I saw a Can-Am there. Up and coming drivers, one of whom was killed at Indy a few years later.
Have fun, stay safe.
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
That's the place
The worst tragedy, during Vintage Days, was the time a Norton Commando had a circulation problem and died on the track.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
heh, that feels like the old cold war ...
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Debate: Is Putin a Threat to Democracy?
Atlantic Magazine contributing editor Jeffrey Taylor and former White House Clinton counselor Bill Curry debate the proposition that demonizing Putin is justified
If it's too dry to listen to, TRN have a transcript, those good guys.
Gimme a break. Not in my neighborhood (ie Hamburg), please. Can you all go home and leave us alone? It's really fun to read German newspapers these days and all that G20 stuff.
Just like terrorism ...
... the greatest danger is domestic.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Good morning, Tim. Have a great ride and holiday.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Wisconsin: Vinehout tests the waters
For the third time Kathleen Vinehout is testing the waters for a gubernatorial run. I get her news letter and she's always talking about real, practical solutions to real, actual problems that constituents are enduring - real people. I don't know if she's gonna run an economic populist campaign - I hope so but only time will tell. All she's said so far is something like "Democrats should run as Democrats." Reading my own bias into that - a foolish thing to be sure - I get the impression that she's saying no R-Lite. If she does that, she'll be up against the staunchly neoliberal/corrupt Martha Laning(state chair) and the WisDems machine and whatever corrupt, neoliberal drone they hand pick to lose in the general (2018).
Kathleen Vinehout registers committee to run for governor | Politics and Elections | host.madison.com
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/kathleen-vineho...
Interestingly, the folks down in Florida took note of this too. I don't know what to make of that.
Democrat Vinehout registers to run for governor | Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article158579069.html
Compensated Spokes Model for Big Poor.